Right after, ex-chairman PCB Dr. Nasim Ashraf’s resignation, Pakistani cricket team getting into more critical crises, as Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is gradually losing his impact, similarly as some of the bureaucrats brought in by Dr Ashraf are fading without their particular chief.

Meanwhile, senior players like Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and Misbah ul Haq are ogling the captaincy and are desperate to grasp it, for which they spending more time in making lobby.

Local newspaper claimed, “Younis Khan is consistently in contact with the Government leaders and very hard in his effort to maintain good relation with the next chairman so that if captaincy would offered with full seize, he definitely will take on the command, alongside many former Test players has also endorsed Younis as a skipper.”

Whereas, Shahid Afridi once again has expressed his desire to lead Pakistan and many former Test players along with PCB Board members are supporting Afridi as a skipper. On other hand Shoaib Malik’s deputy Misbah ul Haq looking forward to overtake Shoaib Malik, though he isn’t mixing with any kind of lobby but waiting for his turn urgently.

Misbah ul Haq, during recent Asia Cup had sparked himself in the absence of Shoaib Malik with a great success. On the contrary, Pakistan badly need some cricket to play to gain some momentum, and PCB is currently in efforts to fill the gap created by ICC Champions Trophy which has been postponed until October 2009.

Pakistan likely to have a tri-nation series in South Africa in September, and Pakistan possibly would play with a new captain.

Ubaid Awan - Sports writer at AajKal (Pakistan)